Thursday, September 4, 2014

"TUCSON, AZ — A mother, her baby, and two dogs were shot and killed in the front yard of an eastside home.

"Police were called to an apartment complex on the 1300 block of North Bonanza Avenue, near east Speedway between North Houghton and North Harrison Roads, for reports of multiple gunshots fired just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

"Heather Marcucci, 34, 7-week-old Jase David DeBaker and two dogs were found dead in the front yard of the home, from gunshot-inflicted wounds.

"Jeremy DeBaker, 21; was found dead in front of the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"Marucci and Jeremy DeBaker lived together at the home with the child, police say.

"Tucson police Sgt. Pete Dugan, a spokesman for the department, said police are investigating the crime as a double murder/suicide."

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"Murder-suicide is an act in which the perpetrator of a homicide kills him or herself after killing the victim(s). Rates of murder-suicide are fairly consistent across communities and are much lower than rates for homicide or suicide. The most common murder-suicide scenario involves a White male perpetrator in his 40s who kills his estranged spouse and perhaps his children before killing himself. The three most common categories of murder-suicide are cases in which (1) the act is caused by jealously or concern about age or illness; (2) the act is perpetrated by a parent who kills all of the children and then themselves; and (3) the act involves disgruntled employees, cult members, or members of religious or political groups who target a large number of victims before committing suicide. "